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Re:Target’s gig workers will strike to protest switch to alg... by smabie on Sunday July 12, 2020 @04:31PM (#23814511)
You'll still come out better than minimum wage. People seem under the impression that most people make minimum wage, but it's not true. A very small fraction of people make minimum wage, with most menial labor jobs probably paying like $10-$15/hr. After subtracting expenses from driving, Uber drivers probably make somewhere around that.

In regards to your question about cars, there's tons of gig workers in NYC that either bike or walk. It's pretty rare to get your food or shopping order by car, at least in Manhattan.

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Re:Target’s gig workers will strike to protest switch to alg... by MathCodeLove on Sunday July 12, 2020 @04:33PM (#23814530)
$10-$15 p/h is minimum wage in a lot of states, and still isn't very much money regardless.
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Re:Target’s gig workers will strike to protest switch to alg... by smabie on Sunday July 12, 2020 @04:49PM (#23814634)
No, it's not. But you can have an okay life, assuming you don't have a family.
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Re:Target’s gig workers will strike to protest switch to alg... by jahaja on Sunday July 12, 2020 @04:57PM (#23814691)
Why shouldn't someone working full-time be able to have a family?
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Re:Target’s gig workers will strike to protest switch to alg... by novok on Sunday July 12, 2020 @05:37PM (#23814968)
The same reasons why teenagers probably shouldn't?
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Re:Target’s gig workers will strike to protest switch to alg... by jahaja on Sunday July 12, 2020 @05:43PM (#23815009)
What? A teenager isn't expected to be self-sufficient.
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Re:Target’s gig workers will strike to protest switch to alg... by jjeaff on Sunday July 12, 2020 @11:31PM (#23816897)
Which is why minimum wage jobs are ideal for them. Unfortunately, there aren't enough jobs available farther up the chain. So older people with families are taking the low wage jobs.
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